There have been some serious trust issues brewing between the Beaver Valley Nitehawks of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and Trail Smoke Eaters of the B.C. Hockey League for some time. Those issues reached an all-time low Saturday (January 5) outside the Cominco Arena when Hawks coach Terry Jones, along with Beaver Valley players, […]

Many people think a police officer's job is responding to 911 calls with lights flashing and sirens wailing. But the truth is police work involves a lot more than 911 calls. It also involves a lot of people who aren't police officers, and spending a lot of time on tasks that none of us imagined […]

Whistler RCMP are investigating a sudden death which occurred on Whistler Mountain on Jan. 7. RCMP were contacted after a skier on Franz’s Meadows was passing a cliff area and noticed a male who appeared to be in need of help. When the male didn’t respond to the passerby, he contacted Whistler Blackcomb Ski Patrol […]

The Nelson and District Community Complex played host to the B.C. Hockey Under-16 Evaluation Camp this past weekend. The camp attracted 20 players, run through practice and games, competing for 19 spots at the B.C. Cup set for later this season in Duncan. “Obviously is was very difficult for coaches and evaluators having to choose […]

Fatalities in the region were down significantly in 2012 West Kootenay Traffic Services Sargent Derrick Donovan said in a press release Monday. “The West Kootenay Traffic Services and Nelson IRSU (Integrated Road Safety Unit) worked hard through enforcement and education to make 2012 a safe year for the motoring public,” Donovan said. “Unfortunately we had […]

For the second time in less than a week the Nelson Leafs squandered a two-goal lead against a divisional rival. Castlegar Rebels rallied from a 3-1 deficit to score four straight goals en route to a 5-3 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory Sunday afternoon at the Arena Complex in the Sunflower City. The game […]

A Calgary couple plans to build a large wharf that will bisect a popular family swimming area at Willow Point Beach on the north shore of Kootenay Lake. Jane and Mark Andreychuk occupy their recently built beachfront house as a summer holiday residence and are absent for the other ten months of the year. A […]

Four snowboarders survived a chilly night in the backcountry near Whitewater Ski Resort after becoming disorientated while boarding Saturday (January 6). Nelson RCMP received the call just after midnight Sunday that the quartet were overdue from a planned day trip on Evening Ridge near Whitewater Ski Resort. “It was confirmed the four overdue snowboarders, one […]

The Seniors’ Hall fire code was likely violated as more than 70 Rosslanders packed into its conference room on Jan. 3—along with reporters from CBC news and Mountain FM—to get answers from Mayor Granstrom regarding ethical breaches to city policy and an employee’s contract during major renovations to the arena. Former building inspector Jason Ward […]

It’s over. Well, almost. Both sides still need to vote on the package. But after what seems like an eternity, the National Hockey League and its players reached a tentative deal to end the 113 day lockout. Early Sunday morning NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Player’s Association executive director Donald Fehr stood side by […]